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ACRIN develops PET scanner program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has developed a qualification procedure for PET scanners to check basic system calibrations and to verify that clinical image quality is adequate for semiquantitative analysis of PET data.
July 14, 2009
Avid phase II results presented at Alzheimer's conference
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals said that two presentations of phase II trial results at this week's International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease support the efficacy of its fluorine-18 AV-45 PET agent for molecular imaging of amyloid aggregates in the brain.
July 13, 2009
SPECT may aid in diagnosing early Alzheimer's disease
By Charlene Laino
VIENNA - SPECT may be useful for the very early detection of Alzheimer's disease, according to research reported at the Alzheimer's Association's 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease.
July 13, 2009
Mallinckrodt initiates product recall
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mallinckrodt subsidiary of Covidien has begun a voluntary recall of one lot of its sodium chromate Cr-51 injection product.
July 12, 2009
U.S. government to intervene for Mo-99
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. government soon may take a more active role to help alleviate the North American medical isotope shortage.
July 9, 2009
Petten reactor set for July 18 shutdown
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The annual summer shutdown of the High Flux Reactor in Petten, Netherlands, will begin July 18.
July 9, 2009
FDA, Health Canada approve Lantheus moly
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada to offer technetium-99m in the U.S. and Canada.
July 8, 2009
MDS urges Canada to complete Maple project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion continues to urge the government of Canada and Atomic Energy of Canada to complete the Maple project to address the global shortage of medical isotopes.
July 8, 2009
AECL: Chalk River will not be online before late 2009
By Wayne Forrest
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) says its nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, will not return to service before late 2009 after the most recent assessment of the reactor's condition and consideration of various repair options.
July 8, 2009
ART receives Canadian funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has been awarded $500,000 ($430,000 U.S.) in repayable funding from the Canadian government.
July 7, 2009
SNM awards research grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM has awarded $175,000 in research grants through its Education and Research Foundation.
July 7, 2009
Covidien gets Canadian OK for generic sestamibi
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has received approval from Health Canada for its generic technetium-99m sestamibi kit.
July 6, 2009
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